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The Basics of HIV Prevention


HIV and AIDS: Prevention and risks - Canada.ca

HIV treatment improves the health of people living with HIV and is a highly effective strategy to prevent HIV transmission.

What you should know about HIV Prevention | ViiV Healthcare

Condoms are highly effective in preventing HIV and other STIs, although it's important to note that in practice condoms do not prevent HIV 100%, as they can ...

HIV: The Basics

Over time, HIV weakens a person's immune system so it has a very hard time fighting diseases. HIV causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency. Syndrome). People ...

Basic Information About HIV/AIDS

HIV can be passed from one person to another through bodily fluids such as blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk.

What Is HIV? - WebMD

It spreads mainly through unprotected sexual contact and sharing needles. AIDS -- acquired immune deficiency syndrome -- is the condition that ...

Prevention of HIV - World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO recommends a combination prevention approach, tailored to the population and reflecting the epidemiology of the setting. Combination prevention ...

The Basics of HIV Prevention - StoryMD

Choose less risky sexual behaviors. HIV is mainly spread by having anal or vaginal sex without a condom or without taking medicines to prevent or treat HIV. Use ...

HIV Basics - AIDS United

The medicine used to treat HIV is called antiretroviral therapy or ART. If taken the right way, every day, this medicine can dramatically prolong the lives of ...

HIV Basics

There are highly effective ways to prevent the transmission of HIV. These include the use of condoms, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis ...

Basic Facts about HIV/AIDS

More than 39 million people are living with HIV worldwide. Many of them do not know they are infected and may be putting their health and the health of others ...

HIV Prevention - POZ Magazine

HIV was identified as the cause of AIDS in 1983. Since then, we've learned a great deal about how the virus can be transmitted and prevented.

HIV Basics - Prevention | Today, more tools than ever ... - Facebook

More tools than ever are available to prevent HIV. Watch this one-minute video to find out how to keep you and your partner healthy and safe.

The Basics - American Psychological Association

The Difference between HIV and AIDS · HIV is human immunodeficiency virus which attacks the body's immune system. · HIV attacks the body's immune system, ...

Health: HIV/STI/Viral Hepatitis: HIV Prevention - IN.gov

HIV Prevention · HIV Testing · Capacity Building Assistance · PrEP · Perinatal Infection Prevention · Special Populations Support · Integrated Plan · U=U ...

HIV Symptoms | AIDS | MedlinePlus

By having unprotected vaginal or anal sex with a person who has HIV. "Unprotected" means not using condoms or medicine to treat or prevent HIV.

HIV prevention - UNAIDS

Several methods and interventions have proved highly effective in reducing the risk of, and protecting against, HIV infection.

HIV and AIDS basics - Office on Women's Health

HIV is the virus that infects a person. With treatment, women with HIV can live long lives and be otherwise healthy. AIDS is the later stage of HIV infection.

HIV and AIDS - World Health Organization (WHO)

HIV is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) occurs at the most advanced stage of infection.

HIV prevention strategies - HIV Management Guidelines

While condom use should continue to be promoted for prevention of HIV infection and STIs, this strategy alone it is unlikely to reduce the incidence of new HIV ...

HIV Prevention - YouTube

HIV Prevention ; HIV Prevention – Let's Talk About PEP · 80K views ; HIV Basics: Testing, Prevention, and Living with HIV · 71K views ; HIV/AIDS 101 ...